The death penalty has been one of the nation?s most controversial issues. Those who favor the death penalty should realize that by execution the criminal is not given anytime to reflect on their mistake. People should not be sentenced to die since the reasons for executing someone are not strong enough to absolutely persuade everyone. Those who favor the death penalty believe that criminals who have committed murder deserve to die because they use …showed first 75 words of 605 total…

…showed last 75 words of 605 total…some innocent people. We should all understand that we do not have the right to take another person?s life no matter what the consequences. The sixth of the Ten Commandments reads ?Thou Shalt Not Kill?. Whenever the death penalty is used, it makes murders of us all. Who are we to judge if someone should be killed or not? No one should have the authority to play God, not even the state. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**